LIBERIA

Republic of Liberia

CAPITAL
: Monrovia

FLAG
: The national flag, dating from 1847, consists of 11 horizontal stripes,
alternately red (6) and white (5), with a single five-pointed white star
on a square blue field 5 stripes deep in the upper left corner.

ANTHEM
:
All Hail, Liberia, Hail.

MONETARY UNIT
: The Liberian dollar (
L
$) of 100 cents was linked to the US dollar until January 1998, when it
switched to a floating market determined rate. There are no Liberian
notes. US notes in the denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, and 100 dollars are
in circulation and are legal tender. Both US and Liberian coins of 1, 5,
10, 25, and 50 cents, and 1 dollar are in circulation; in 1982, a $5
Liberian coin was issued.
L
1 = $0.0222 (or $1 =
L
45).

FISHING

The fishing industry is dominated by the oceangoing trawlers of the
Mesurado Fishing Co. The company also maintains a domestic distribution
system that supplies a substantial amount of fish to the interior areas
of the country. The total Liberian catch in 2000 was estimated at 11,726
tons.

INSURANCE

There is no information available on insurance.

TOURISM, TRAVEL, AND RECREATION

Continued civil unrest has had an adverse effect on tourism. Visitors
must obtain a visa, and cholera, tetanus, and yellow fever vaccinations
are required. Several hotels in or near Monrovia are suitable for
tourists, and although there are few hotels in the interior, several
missionary organizations accommodate visitors.

In 2002 the US government estimated the cost of staying in Monrovia at
$184 per day.

User Contributions:

You state that English and American weights and measures are used in Liberia. Actually, the metric system seems to be taking over in Liberia. Some of the evidence for this is in the Wikipedia article on Liberia, but more evidence can be seen in the Liberian Government website, which uses metric measures, though there is still a fair bit of use of the older measures.